The vexing problem of guidelines and conflict of interest: A potential solution

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 738-741

  Guyatt, Gordon ^a   Akl, Elie A ^b   Hirsh, Jack ^c   Kearon, Clive ^d   Crowther, Mark ^e   Gutterman, David ^f   Lewis, Sandra Zelman ^g   Nathanson, Ian ^h   Jaeschke, Roman ⁱ   Schünemann, Holger ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g American College of Chest Physicians   (United States)

^h NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; STANDARD;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSULTANTS; DISCLOSURE; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953466930     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00254     Document Type: Review

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